La Doganella Pitigliano

... villes de la region, orvieto est construite sur une coline et Emilie la gentillement rebatise orvieto "la vile sur une bosse". C'est une petite ville encore fortifier, construite sur une tres ancienne ville creuse a meme la coline. il y a une grosse cathedrale (duomo) comme toutes les villes que nous avons vue, puis il y a plusieur point de vue sur la region.

en fin de journee, nous avons visiter quelques unes ...

... was out for their evening passeo - walk. The gelateria's and cafes were overflowing with people. I spied a deli with a spit raosted pig lying on display in the window and got the best pork sandwich ever!!! Too late to go on we decided to park up. We had accidentially drained our leisure battery so Kim had to cook by torch but the torch battery was running out..so no other choice, we headed for a bar! Life's tough.

... was not to be. A wander around the old town and its tiny Jewish ghetto - there was a population of around 400 Jews living here in the 16th century after all were banned from Rome by Pope Pius IV. Some of the best Etruscans ruins from 6BC were in the area so we hiked out of town to check them out. Mostly they consisted of carved out roads through the forested hills. There was also an ancient fountain. Not too exciting to look at but the walk itslelf was very nice :)

Down the road from Montalcino we popped into St Antimo Abbey where the local monks say their (7!!) daily prayers in Georgian chants. We caught part of the 12.45pm prayers and enjoyed some down time while listening the chanting. The afternoon was glorious and once again we were in tshirts, so we made the most of it and had a picnic in the sun beside the Abbey.

... visited, it has managed to prevent overbuilding of either hotels or homes. It reeks, if anything, of old money. The Queen of the Netherlands has her summer villa here, as does the oil heiress and jewellery designer Elsa Peretti. In other words, those who have
everything can't get enough of the place.

Villa Oriente: where Dominic Lawson stayed

... on a clear day, especially in September and October. This property is available for weekly rental from the beginning of March until the end of October. For further information please click on the link below:-

http://www.isolarossa.co .uk/isolarossa/laquercia/index.html

... a horse-breaking and cattle-roping competition when William Cody’s “ Wild West Show” was visiting Italy. The butteri continue practicing their traditions and can be seen at village fairs or on the last remaining cattle ranches in the area.

The park also has miles of beautiful beaches, practically deserted because you are not allowed to drive into the park and so access is on foot. You amble through the aromatic Mediteranean scrub (known as ...

We are planning a couple of days in Viterbo now.
Chance to look around this lovely town with its Medieval district and also to visit Villa Lante
This is us parked under the walls of the town

... is completely stocked with the myriad publications of Stampa Alternativa, and most of the festival readings and performances take place in this tiny space, although at night they move a few miles down the road to the stage erected at a former schoolhouse at Elmo. That's where Mark Ritsema and I will perform later this evening in celebration of the publication of my book Va Tutto Bene / It's All Good by Stampa Alternativa. Mark and I and ...

... was the official end of our trip and yeah, now I get to go to work! ============================== Well, if you made it this far you have even less to do at work than I do. But this was a great trip. In general, we love traveling in Italy because we figure that even if the town is ******, the museum is boring, the people are *****y, and the w**************ty, the food is ALWAYS great! In fact, we will be returning to Italy in just 2 weeks where we will meet our friends from Chicago ...